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Installing and Configuring Displays

Connections

The following illustrates some common connections on the ATI Radeon™
HD 2400 Series graphics cards. The connections available may vary by
model.

Sample 1: ATI Radeon™ HD 2400 Series Connections

Legend

1

DVI-I Dual Link connection (Provides audio and video digital
signals. It provides HDMI™ output that is compatible with most
HDMI™ devices.)

2

S-Video connection (Video In/Video Out)

3

SVGA connection

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Summary of Contents for ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series

Page 1: ...ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series User s Guide P N 137 41371 10...

Page 2: ...ed in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies Disclaimer While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document Adv...

Page 3: ...is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug Secure Atta...

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Page 5: ...apters 8 Supported Display Connections 9 Installing and Configuring Displays 10 Installing Software and Drivers 13 ATI Catalyst Control Center 15 Help 16 Using TV Display and Capture Features 17 Viewi...

Page 6: ...hooting 43 Determine the System Card Bus Type 46 Updating your AGP Motherboard Chipset Drivers 47 Reinstalling Drivers 49 Product Registration 50 Customer Care 50 Additional Accessories 52 Compliance...

Page 7: ...psu CrossFire Requirements To implement an CrossFire configuration using the ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series requires A CrossFire certified motherboard with two 2 PCI Express x16 slots and correct PCIe chip...

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Page 9: ...do the following Install the Graphics Card on page 5 Record the Serial and Part Numbers To register the graphics card you need the serial number and part number printed on the graphics card 1 Look fo...

Page 10: ...move The Wizard helps remove the current display drivers Note If the previously installed graphics card has any additional software installed it may also be removed at this point For example DVD playe...

Page 11: ...icity by touching the power supply case or the metal surface of the computer chassis 4 Remove any existing graphics cards from the computer Warning Some graphics cards can get hot while operating Wait...

Page 12: ...d monitor power cords 10 Turn on the monitor and then the computer Note For troubleshooting information see Reference on page 43 Note For information on connecting monitors see Installing and Configur...

Page 13: ...2400 Series graphics cards The connections available may vary by model Sample 1 ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series Connections Legend 1 DVI I Dual Link connection Provides audio and video digital signals It p...

Page 14: ...devices 2 S Video connnection Video Out 3 SVGA connection ATI DVI to VGA Adapter ATI DVI to HDMI Adapter The HDMI adapter is a proprietary adapter manufactured and sold by AMD approved manufacturers l...

Page 15: ...hics card provides hardware support for DVI I and VGA monitors and HDMI HDTVs using a DVI to HDMI adapter It also provides TV output via the S Video VIVO connection in composite S Video and component...

Page 16: ...gate to the Control Panel and choose Display or right click on the desktop and choose Properties 2 Choose the Settings tab and select the screen resolution and color depth that best suit your requirem...

Page 17: ...l Panel and then click Display b To access the basic multi monitor configuration settings click the Settings tab c Select the Monitor icon identified by the number 2 d Click Extend my Windows desktop...

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Page 19: ...is properly connected before you begin Note The installation dialog displays in English if your operating system s language is not supported 1 Insert the ATI installation CD into the computer If Windo...

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Page 21: ...es and change the orientation of the desktop Many features display previews of the changes before they are applied The ATI Catalyst Control Center offers two views Basic View is a simplified view that...

Page 22: ...ayed From the ATI Catalyst Control Center Dashboard click Help Access Point Instructions Windows Desktop 1 Right click the Windows desktop 2 Fom the short menu select ATI Catalyst Control Center Windo...

Page 23: ...s may not support this refresh rate and could be damaged Check the documentation supplied with the monitor to see if the monitor supports a refresh rate of 50 Hz If the monitor does not support 50 Hz...

Page 24: ...s and applications may instruct the graphics card to run under a specific display mode This may cause the TV display to turn off automatically or become scrambled the PC monitor or LCD display will no...

Page 25: ...t Video using ATI DVI to HDTV adapter on page 22 Connect to an HDTV or component video device S Video to Component Video using ATI 9 Pin HDTV Output Cable on page 24 Connect to a composite video devic...

Page 26: ...le to the HDMI connection on the HDMI HDTV 5 If necessary configure the HDTV for external audio For more information see the documentation that came with the TV 6 Power on the monitor and HDTV and the...

Page 27: ...3 Connect one end of the DVI cable to the DVI connection on the graphics card Connect the other end of the DVI cable to the DVI connection on the HDTV 4 Connect one end of a sound cable to the compute...

Page 28: ...r 1 Before connecting an HDTV attach a monitor to the computer and install the video drivers 2 Make sure the computer and monitor are off DVI to component video connectors Legend 1 Computer 2 DVI conn...

Page 29: ...ard HDTV video modes 480i 480p 720p and 1080i The default setting is 480i or 480p depending upon the component input device In the following example 480i 480p and 1080i are supported Use a small flat...

Page 30: ...If necessary configure the HDTV for external audio For more information see the documentation that came with the TV 8 Power on the monitor and HDTV and then power on the computer The HDTV will not di...

Page 31: ...5 Connect one end of a sound cable to the computer sound card Connect the other end of the cable to the sound input on the HDTV 6 If necessary configure the HDTV for external audio For more informatio...

Page 32: ...eo device S Video to S Video or Composite Video 1 Before connecting a composite video device attach a monitor to the computer and install the video drivers 2 Make sure the computer and monitor are off...

Page 33: ...ite video cable to either the S Video or composite video connection on the composite video device 4 Power on the monitor and composite video device and then power on the computer The composite video d...

Page 34: ...e attach a monitor and install the video drivers 2 Maker sure the computer and the monitor are off S Video to SCART connectors Legend 1 S Video out connection on graphics card 2 S Video to composite a...

Page 35: ...er 1 as shown in the preceding illustration e Re install the graphics card into the computer and reconnect the monitor 4 Connect the S Video connector on the S Video to composite video adapter cable t...

Page 36: ...he Internet The audio and video output connectors on a TV camcorder or VCR will be similar to those depicted in the following illustration Use composite video out or S Video out S Video out provides b...

Page 37: ...V or hit Play on the TV or VCR Note To capture sound you must connect the line out port of the media device to the line in port of the sound card Audio cables are available from consumer electronics d...

Page 38: ...is usually in the lower right corner of the desktop 2 Choose Recording Devices select the Line In icon and then click Properties 3 Click the Levels tab and then drag the volume control to increase th...

Page 39: ...Format Generic MPEG 1 video files Standard MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 formats achieve very high compression rates and are portable to most computers MPEG 1 Generic MPEG 2 video files Standard MPEG 1 and MPEG...

Page 40: ...iles are added to iTunes 4 Connect a video capable iPod to the computer iTunes copies the files to the iPod automatically Upload video to a Windows Mobile based Portable Media Center 1 Start Windows M...

Page 41: ...the Sony PSP system software navigate to the top of the Settings list and select USB Connection The system detects a new removable disk drive 4 Transfer the video files to the MP_ROOT 100MNV01 folder...

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Page 43: ...he basic requirements of a ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series CrossFire system are Two ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series CrossFire graphics cards Two internal CrossFire bridge interconnects A CrossFire ready motherboa...

Page 44: ...plug the computer power cord and disconnect all cables from the back of your computer Caution To avoid possible damage to the motherboard wait approximately 20 seconds after unplugging the power cord...

Page 45: ...ot push or pull on the flexible cable Proper handling of the CrossFire bridge interconnects a Remove protection tags from the connectors at each end of the CrossFire bridge interconnects b Press one e...

Page 46: ...ions 8 Fasten the graphics card securely Legend 1 550 watt or better power supply 2 Primary ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series graphics card 3 Secondary ATI Radeon HD 2400 Series graphics card 4 Two CrossFire...

Page 47: ...ire checkbox 4 Enable ATI Catalyst A I to automatically select the preferred rendering mode for target applications For applications that are not identified in ATI Catalyst A I or when ATI Catalyst A...

Page 48: ...esigned for optimal use on a single display it is possible to drive multiple monitors using a CrossFire system when CrossFire is not enabled On a standard CrossFire system it is possible to drive four...

Page 49: ...itor If you have problems during start up restart the computer in Safe Mode While starting Windows XP press and hold F8 until you see the Windows Advanced Options Menu Use the arrow keys to select Saf...

Page 50: ...icture Try adjusting the brightness sharpness contrast and color balance controls of the monitor Try adjusting the centering and positioning controls of the monitor to position the picture on the scre...

Page 51: ...on game or video playback such as a DVD movie is running Close all open 3D applications games and movie player applications and then enable CrossFire CrossFire Aspect in ATI Catalyst Control Center is...

Page 52: ...and your HDTV are correct Y Green Pb Blue Pr Red There is no display on my TV Your TV will not display anything until Windows starts this may take several minutes Ensure that the HDTV Component Video...

Page 53: ...ard If your computer has an AGP bus you may need to update the motherboard AGP drivers before installing a new graphics card The AGP drivers for your motherboard enable AGP functionality for the mothe...

Page 54: ...kely received a CD that contains these drivers You can also locate these drivers on the motherboard manufacturer s Web site Update AGP drivers for the motherboard chipset 1 Navigate to the Windows Con...

Page 55: ...art automatically follow these steps 1 Double click the CD double click ATISETUP and then click OK 2 Follow the on screen instructions and then choose either Express or Custom Install Note Not all sof...

Page 56: ...Care options are available Service Availability Language Access Online or Mail 24 7 English French Spanish Portuguese German ati amd com support or Advanced Micro Devices Inc Graphics Product Group A...

Page 57: ...le for any expense incurred accessing Customer Care It is expected that customers will review the expense associated with the available support options and will choose the method that best meets their...

Page 58: ...uipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or...

Page 59: ...EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 Informations de conformit de la CE Directive EMC 89 336 CEE et amendements 92 31 CEE et 93 68 CEE pour dispositif num rique de Classe B EN 55022 2003 CISPR 22 1997 Classe B L...

Page 60: ...54 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Compliance This product was manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices Inc...

Page 61: ...er 16 ATISETUP utility 49 Audio cables 31 Avivo Video Converter 13 33 B Brightness 44 C Capture video 10 30 31 Card bus types 46 Catalyst Control Center 16 Catalyst A I 37 41 Catalyst Control Center 1...

Page 62: ...29 P PAL 29 PCI Express 1 37 38 PCIe 46 Pentium 1 Power supply 1 37 Primary PCIe slot 38 Primary slot 37 Product Registration 50 R Recording PC output on videotape 30 Red Green Blue RGB 44 Refresh Ra...

Page 63: ...ture 31 Video file conversion 32 VMO 45 Volume control 31 W Warranty 43 51 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Compliance 54 Windows 11 31 49 Windows Advanced Options Menu 43 Windows Vista...

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